What color is #5D425E?

#5D425E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D425E?

The RGB value is 93, 66, 94: 93 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D425E?

The complementary color is #435E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D425E color

#5D425E rgb(93, 66, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D425E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (93, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#5D425E color codes

HEX	`#5D425E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, 17.07, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 20.85, 324.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.483, 7.032, 11.498)`
Decimal	`6111838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D425E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d425e; }
.text { color: #5d425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d425e, #5e4251); }

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Questions

What color is #5D425E?: #5D425E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D425E?: The RGB value is 93, 66, 94: 93 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D425E?: The complementary color is #435E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.